Makers of Many Things
Eva March Tappan
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Length 2 h 28 min
Chapters 11
First published 1916
How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's book explains the origins of everyday items in an entertaining and informative way. There are plenty of illustrations, so please feel free to read along with the online etext: Makers of Many Things. (Summary by Kara)
Chapters
1
01 Preface and The Little Friction Match Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 8:39
2
02 About India Rubber Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:55
3
03 "Kid" Gloves Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 11:47
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04 How Rags and Trees become Paper Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 18:29
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05 How Books are Made Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:33
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06 From Goose Quills to Fountain Pens and Lead Pencils Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 14:12
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07 The Dishes on Our Tables Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:23
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08 How the Wheels of a Watch go Around Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:01
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09 The Making of Shoes Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:13
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10 In the Cotton Mill Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 14:46
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11 Silkworms and their Work Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 14:41
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
